Lebanon – The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce will host a community forum about recreational marijuana dispensaries at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the RiverCenter, 3000 Santiam Highway.
The forum will be moderated by Judge Tom McHill and is free and open to the public.
Presenters will include:
Mandi L. Puckett, a Certified Prevention Specialist with the Addictions Counselor Certification Board of Oregon. She is the executive director of CLEAR Alliance, a statewide educational nonprofit organization focused on substance abuse prevention.
Wyatt King, a local community leader and city promoter who wants Lebanon to balance embracing the cannabis industry with limiting its downsides. He has made the case for legalization to city council and other public forums, combining research on cannabis with his knowledge and love for our community.
Lieutenant Michael S. Iwai, a 19-year law enforcement veteran assigned as a Patrol Lieutenant to the Albany Area Command Office with the Oregon State Police. Iwai served as Oregons fourth Drug Evaluation and Classification Program State Coordinator from 2008 to 2014.
Brock Binder has been an active member in the cannabis industry since the beginning rollout of House Bill 3460, securing the state’s 14th Medical Cannabis Dispensary license and the first in Benton County. Studying under Todd Dolotto, one of the founding chairs of HB 3460, Binder created an economic feasibility study on becoming a marijuana producer in Oregon for his senior internship project with Oregon State University.
Judge Tom McHill, a longtime Lebanon resident and native Oregonian, practiced law in Lebanon for 29 years at the law firm now known as The Morley Thomas Law Firm. Since January 2011, McHill has served on the Linn County Circuit Court bench.
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